So I am new to coding but have made a lot of progress in just a month in R. Now, however, I find that I need to import some data through .dll files. (C? Visual basic?) I'm terribly ignorant about this, but I like learning.

Rather than asking specific question after question I'm hoping to get someone with a bird's eye view on this who could possibly tell me the best way to navigate this. The data in question is astronomical/astrological and comes in a number of forms, but judging from an Excel macro I found using the same data, the/a main file is a .dll.

The relevant R function seems to be library.dynam, however I realize looking at the vignette that I have no clue where to begin. Can I fudge this without knowing anything about VB or C++? Or do I need to dip my toe in those languages? Thanks a lot.